In the present paper, necessary and sufficient conditions are established for a function involving divided differences of the digamma and trigamma functions to be completely monotonic. Consequently, necessary and sufficient conditions are derived for a function involving the ratio of two gamma functions to be logarithmically completely monotonic, and some double inequalities are deduced for bou...

This paper presents a new model for predicting the compressive strength of steel-confined concrete on circular concrete filled steel tube (CCFST) stub columns under axial loading condition based on Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) by using a large wide of experimental investigations. The input parameters were selected based on past studies such as outer diameter of column, compressive strength...

We study an action of the skew divided difference operators on the Schubert polynomials and give an explicit formula for structural constants for the Schubert polynomials in terms of certain weighted paths in the Bruhat order on the symmetric group. We also prove that, under certain assumptions, the skew divided difference operators transform the Schubert polynomials into polynomials with posit...

Abstract. In this expository and survey paper, along one of main lines of bounding the ratio of two gamma functions, we look back and analyse some inequalities, the complete monotonicity of several functions involving ratios of two gamma or q-gamma functions, the logarithmically complete monotonicity of a function involving the ratio of two gamma functions, some new bounds for the ratio of two ...

Received (Day Month Year) Revised (Day Month Year) Communicated by (xxxxxxxxxx) Fractional B-splines are a natural extension of classical B-splines. In this short paper, we show their relations to fractional divided differences and fractional difference operators , and present a generalized Hermite-Genochi formula. This formula then allows the definition of a larger class of fractional B-splines.

1 Divided Power Algebra—October 31, 2016 1 1.1 Divided Power Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Extension of Divided Power Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.3 Compatible Divided Power structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.4 Divided Power Algebra Associated to a Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.5...

Damage to adobe constructions might occur due a long wall and lack of effective restraint in the middle wall, causing it collapse under an earthquake. Aiming at these problems, technology for improving seismic performance modified adobe-brick-masonry composite with wooden-construction center column is proposed. It uses mud, wooden column, steel-wire mesh, nylon ropes reinforce wall. On this bas...